2026 North Alabama Lions baseball team

Record20–20 (11–7 ASUN)

Headcoach

Jad Prachniak (4th season)

Assistant coaches

Nick Patton (4th season)
Jacob James (1st season)

2026 North Alabama Lions baseball

Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	20–20 (11–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Jad Prachniak (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Nick Patton (4th season) Jacob James (1st season)
Home stadium	Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium
Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

2026 ASUN Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gold
North Alabama ‍‍‍	11	–	7	.611	19	–	20	.487
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	22	–	18	.550
Austin Peay ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	20	–	20	.500
Lipscomb ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	19	–	20	.487
Bellarmine ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	16	–	23	.410
Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍	4	–	14	.222	10	–	29	.256
Graphite
North Florida ‍‍‍	14	–	4	.778	23	–	16	.590
Jacksonville ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	21	–	18	.538
Florida Gulf Coast ‍‍‍	8	–	9	.471	23	–	15	.605
Queens ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	12	–	27	.308
West Georgia* ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	11	–	29	.275
Stetson ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	15	–	23	.395
* Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 20, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 North Alabama Lions baseball team represent the University of North Alabama during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. They are led by head coach Jad Prachniak, in his 4th season at UNA. The Lions played their home games at Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium as a members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This is the Lions' first full season playing at Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium. The Lions played 21 games at the stadium in 2025 as the stadium was still under construction.^[2]^[3]

The 2023 team finished the season with a 24–31 record and a 16–13 record in ASUN play. They finished 3rd in the Gold Division and advanced to the ASUN Tournament.^[4]^[5]

The ASUN Tournament marked the UNA baseball program's first postseason appearance at the Division I level. The tournament saw them lose to Jacksonville 1-5^[6] before beating North Florida 14-11.^[7] North Alabama was eliminated from the tournament after a second loss to Jacksonville.^[8]

Preseason

Coaches poll

The ASUN baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024.^[9]

ASUN Gold Division Preseason Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Austin Peay	34 (4)
2	Lipscomb	28
3	North Alabama	23 (1)
4	Central Arkansas	18 (1)
5	Eastern Kentucky	15
6	Bellarmine	8

Personnel

Name	Position	Seasons at North Alabama	Alma mater
Jad Prachniak	Head Coach	4	University of Rhode Island (2005)
Nick Patten	Assistant Baseball Coach / Hitting Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	4	University of Delaware (2021)
J.D. Davis	Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	1	The Citadel (2020)
Jacob James	Director of Pitching Development	1	University of North Alabama (2025)

Schedule and results

Legend
	North Alabama win
	North Alabama loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	North Alabama team member

2026 North Alabama Lions baseball game log (20–20)

Regular season (20–20)

February (6–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
February 13	SIUE		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 3–1	Oswald (1–0)	Phillips (0–1)	None	ESPN+	1,000	1–0	—
February 13	SIUE		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 8–1	Davenport (1–0)	Stearns (0–1)	None	ESPN+	750	2–0	—
February 14	SIUE		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 1–2	Martin (1–0)	Touhey (0–1)	Harris (1)	ESPN+	1,350	2–1	—
February 17	UAB		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 3–15	Samuelson (1–0)	Varlotta (0–1)	None	ESPN+	550	2–2	—
February 18	Murray State		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 15–5⁽⁷⁾	Touhey (1–1)	Patterson (0–1)	None		542	3–2	—
February 20	Saint Louis		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 7–4	Oswald (2–0)	Welk (0–1)	None	ESPN+	625	4–2	—
February 21	Saint Louis		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 12–2⁽⁷⁾	Davenport (2–0)	Andrunas (0–1)	None		701	5–2	—
February 22	Saint Louis		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 8–6	Touhey (2–1)	McKinney (0–2)	Scruggs (1)	ESPN+	367	6–2	—
February 24	Samford		Joe Lee Griffin Field Birmingham, AL	L 5–6	Spurrier (1–0)	Oswald (2–1)	None	ESPN+	301	6–3	—
February 27	Southern Indiana		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 1–20⁽⁷⁾	Figueroa (2–1)	Patterson (0–1)	None		437	6–4	—
February 28	Southern Indiana		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 0–8	Weller (1–0)	Davenport (2–1)	None		818	6–5	—

March (6–11)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
March 1	Southern Indiana		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 7–3	Stogner (1–0)	Skwarek (1–1)	None		893	7–5	—
March 4	#17 Ole Miss		Swayze Field Oxford, MS	L 5–8	Robertson (2–0)	Agosto (0–1)	Koenig (2)	SECN+	8,471	7–6	—
March 6	#10 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 4–9	Allen (1–1)	Patterson (0–2)	Sivley (1)	ESPN+	5,364	7–7	—
March 7	#10 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 1–6	Harris (3–0)	Davenport (2–2)	Och (2)	ESPN+	5,263	7–8	—
March 8	#10 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 2–9	English (1–0)	Stogner (1–1)	None	ESPN+	5,152	7–9	—
March 10	Jacksonville State		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 3–8	Thomas (1–0)	Boynar (0–1)	None		524	7–10	—
March 13	Lipscomb		Dugan Field Nashville, TN	L 3–6	Bosley-Smith (1–1)	Patterson (0–3)	Kantola (2)	ESPN+	277	7–11	0–1
March 14	Lipscomb		Dugan Field Nashville, TN	L 5–7	Jamison (1–0)	Davenport (2–3)	None	ESPN+	427	7–12	0–2
March 15	Lipscomb		Dugan Field Nashville, TN	W 13–7	Young (1–0)	Jackson (1–2)	None	ESPN+	337	8–12	1–2
March 17	Tennessee Tech		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 9–10	Kuntz (1–0)	Boynar (0–2)	Barnett (1)	ESPN+	212	8–13	—
March 20	Eastern Kentucky		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 7–5⁽¹⁰⁾	Oswald (2–1)	Bell (0–1)	None	ESPN+	814	9–13	2–2
March 21	Eastern Kentucky		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 8–5	Patterson (1–3)	Price (2–2)	Agosto (1)	ESPN+	603	10–13	3–2
March 22	Eastern Kentucky		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 7–5	Agosto (1–1)	Howell (1–2)	Rice (1)	ESPN+	712	11–13	4–2
March 27	Bellarmine		Knights Field Louisville, KY	L 6–16^(7)<	Hart (1–1)	Agosto (1–2)	None	ESPN+	100	11–14	4–3
March 28	Bellarmine		Knights Field Louisville, KY	W 7–4	Patterson (2–3)	Sims (0–2)	Toney (1)			12–14	5–3
March 29	Bellarmine		Knights Field Louisville, KY	L 9–12	Rusch (2–0)	Agosto (1–3)	None	ESPN+		12–15	5–4
March 31	UAB		Young Memorial Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–10⁽⁷⁾	Hicks (1–1)	Bell (0–1)	None	ESPN+	245	12–16	—

April (8–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
April 2	Central Arkansas		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 4–3	Battle (1–0)	Fernandez (1–4)	Oswald (1)	ESPN+	919	13–16	6–4
April 3	Central Arkansas		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 2–4⁽¹¹⁾	Alexander (3–1)	Davenport (1–4)	None		573	13–17	6–5
April 4	Central Arkansas		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 16–9	Oswald (3–1)	Williams (1–4)	None		923	14–17	7–5
April 7	UT Martin		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 5–6	King (3–3)	Boynar (0–3)	Bryant (2)	ESPN+	314	14–18	—
April 10	Austin Peay		Raymond C. Hand Park Clarksville, TN	W 9–3	Oswald (5–1)	Lanham (0–2)	None	ESPN+	428	15–18	8–5
April 11	Austin Peay		Raymond C. Hand Park Clarksville, TN	W 13–12	Patterson (3–3)	McCain (1–2)	Davenport (1)	ESPN+	493	16–18	9–5
April 12	Austin Peay		Raymond C. Hand Park Clarksville, TN	W 15–5⁽⁸⁾	Young (2–0)	Merriweather (2–1)	None	ESPN+	338	17–18	10–5
April 14	UT Martin		Skyhawk Baseball Field Martin, TN	W 21–3⁽⁷⁾	Stogner (2–1)	Jones (0–1)	None	ESPN+	120	18–18	—
April 17	Lipscomb		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 4–6	Llinas (2–3)	Oswald (5–2	Kantola (5)	ESPN+	691	18–19	10–6
April 18	Lipscomb		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	W 6–2	Patterson (4–3)	Martin Jr. (1–2)	Davenport (2)		455	19–19	11–6
April 19	Lipscomb		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	L 0–6	Bosley-Smith (3–2)	Stogner (2–1)	Lee (1)	ESPN+	326	19–20	11–7
April 22	Tennessee Tech		Bush Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 10–7	Boynar (1–3)	Barnett (0–3)	Young (1)	ESPN+	236	20–20	—
April 24	Eastern Kentucky		Earle Combs Stadium Richmond, KY	–				ESPN+
April 25	Eastern Kentucky		Earle Combs Stadium Richmond, KY	–				ESPN+
April 26	Eastern Kentucky		Earle Combs Stadium Richmond, KY	–

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
May 1	Bellarmine		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	–
May 2	Bellarmine		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	–
May 3	Bellarmine		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	–				ESPN+
May 5	Samford		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	–				ESPN+
May 8	Central Arkansas		Bear Stadium Conway, AR	–
May 9	Central Arkansas		Bear Stadium Conway, AR	–
May 10	Central Arkansas		Bear Stadium Conway, AR	–
May 12	Murray State		Johnny Reagan Field Murray, KY	–
May 14	Austin Peay		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	–				ESPN+
May 15	Austin Peay		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	–				ESPN+
May 16	Austin Peay		Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium Florence, AL	–				ESPN+

Source:^[11]

2026 North Alabama Lions baseball team

Preseason

Coaches poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

References

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